East London rail chaos: derailed wagon dragged through Barking
Train services have resumed through East London after a derailed freight wagon was dragged for nearly a mile through Barking station, damaging tracks and signalling systems.
A derailed freight wagon was dragged for nearly a mile through Barking station in East London, according to accident investigators. The incident caused severe track damage, leaving nobody injured but shutting part of the c2c line for almost three weeks.
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch said a container train bound for Warwickshire briefly stopped near Barking before moving off at eight miles per hour, when a wagon slipped off the rails. Its wheels ran over sleepers through platform eight until a signaller spotted faults and stopped the train.
Engineers repaired over 1.2 kilometres of track and replaced severed cables before c2c and London Overground Suffragette line services resumed on Wednesday.
Source: BBC London
